I can remember collecting savings stamps to help the War Effort, but these weren’t stuck into books. They’d bring trailers of bombs along and we’d lick our stamps and stick them on the bombs ...

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Or send self-addressed envelopes and check or money order of 29 cents for a single stamp selected at random to World War II Stamps, Postmaster, 4949 East Van Buren St., Phoenix, Ariz., 85026-9992.

The stamps tell an overarching story of resilience. Spend enough time poring over the collection, and you might gain an insight, however limited, into how Ukrainian citizens perceive themselves.

Customers can also buy a Presentation Pack, which includes a compilation of stamps, stories and photographs for £14.60. The stamps will be on sale from May 8 and are available to pre-order now here.

Stamp corsage (c. 1942) During World War II, Clair Bugg of Farmville became a kind of walking advertisement for the war effort: She wore this corsage made of 10-cent postal savings stamps.